Today’s digest features armpits, helminths and fish probiotics.

Skin microbiome papers

• Artificial sweat composition to grow and sustain a mixed human axillary microbiome – Chris Callewaert (in: Journal of Microbiological Methods)

Gut microbiome papers

• Helminth Colonization Is Associated with Increased Diversity of the Gut Microbiota – Soo Ching Lee (in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
• Reinforcement of the Intestinal Mucus Layer Protects against Clostridium difficile Intestinal Injury in vitro – Lawrence N. Diebel (in: Journal of the American College of Surgeons) 
  

Pregnancy and birth microbiome papers

• Fetal Exposure to Maternal Inflammation Does Not Affect Postnatal Development of Genetically-Driven Ileitis and Colitis – Jana Hemmerling (in: PLOS ONE)
• The intergenerational transmission of inequality: Maternal disadvantage and health at birth – Anna Aizer, Janet Currie (in: Science)
• An Epidemic of Preterm Births (in: Worcester Magazine)

Animal microbiome papers

• The effects of dietary xylooligosaccharide on mucosal parameters, intestinal microbiota and morphology and growth performance of Caspian white fish (Rutilus frisii kutum) fry – Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar (in: Fish & Shellfish Immunology)

General microbiome papers

• Microbe–microbe interactions determine oomycete and fungal host colonization – Eric Kemen (in: Current Opinion in Plant Biology)
• The Stomach Bacteria That Could Prolong Your Life (in: Huffington Post)
• Mayor of Microbe City: managing a healthy microbiome – Jop de Vrieze (in: New Scientist)

Dengue papers

• Community Knowledge, Health Beliefs, Practices and Experiences Related to Dengue Fever and Its Association with IgG Seropositivity – Li Ping Wong (in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases)

Arsenic metabolism papers

• Environmental Arsenic Exposure and Microbiota in Induced Sputum – Allison G. White (in: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health)

Science, Ethics and Misconduct

• A lonely crusade – Jennifer Couzin-Frankel (in: Science)
• “Undemocracy”: inequalities in science – Yu Xie (in: Science)

Dr. Bik’s Picks

• Ancient DNA reveals elephant birds and kiwi are sister taxa and clarifies ratite bird evolution – Kieren J. Mitchell (in: Science)
  
• For Mice And Men, Dose Doth Make The Poison (in: Science 2.0)

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